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GLIDDEN · PPG0996-3

Glidden Statue Garden#A7A7A4 · LRV 39

Statue Garden reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden PPG0996-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN STATUE GARDEN
RGB 167, 167, 164 LRV 39

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Statue Garden
SKU PPG0996-3
Hex #A7A7A4
RGB 167, 167, 164
HSL 60°, 2%, 65%
LRV 39
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Glidden Statue Garden

Statue Garden sits in the mid-range at LRV 39, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Statue Garden is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.22
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7650 · #AAA9A4 · ΔE 1.22 · LRV 40
SW 7066 · #A7A8A2 · ΔE 1.77 · LRV 39
SW 7659 · #A5A9A8 · ΔE 2.12 · LRV 39
SW 9638 · #A2A8A6 · ΔE 2.93 · LRV 38
SW 7059 · #A3A7A0 · ΔE 3.19 · LRV 38

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.6
All gray at Behr →
6694 · #A8A8A4 · ΔE 0.6 · LRV 39
PPU25-04 · #A4A6A3 · ΔE 1.13 · LRV 38
PPU25-16 · #A4A6A4 · ΔE 1.14 · LRV 38
PPU24-18 · #A5A6A1 · ΔE 1.35 · LRV 38
PPU26-07 · #A7A5A3 · ΔE 1.43 · LRV 38

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.82
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
HC-179 · #A8A9A3 · ΔE 1.82 · LRV 40
AF-675 · #A5A2A0 · ΔE 2.27 · LRV 37
CW-700 · #A3A8A8 · ΔE 2.69 · LRV 39
1482 · #A4A79E · ΔE 3.67 · LRV 38
1593 · #A0A8A8 · ΔE 3.89 · LRV 39

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.88
All gray at Valspar →
M219 · #A8A7A5 · ΔE 0.88 · LRV 38.5
V121-2 · #A7A7A2 · ΔE 1.06 · LRV 38.4
V118-2 · #A9A8A2 · ΔE 1.55 · LRV 38.9
V145-3 · #A8A89F · ΔE 3.03 · LRV 38.7
V115-2 · #A1A8A9 · ΔE 3.64 · LRV 38.4

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.29
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG0996-3 · #A8A8A5 · ΔE 0.29 · LRV 39
PPG1010-4 · #A5A8A5 · ΔE 1.56 · LRV 39
PPG0994-4 · #A8AAA5 · ΔE 1.78 · LRV 40
PPG0997-4 · #AAACA8 · ΔE 1.82 · LRV 41
PPG1007-4 · #AAA89F · ΔE 2.97 · LRV 39

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.06
All gray at Dutch Boy →
437-3DB · #A4A4A0 · ΔE 1.06 · LRV 37
436-4DB · #A4A7A6 · ΔE 1.69 · LRV 38
442-4DB · #ABA39A · ΔE 4.48 · LRV 37
426-5DB · #9FAAA6 · ΔE 5.31 · LRV 39
445-3DB · #ADA4A7 · ΔE 6.35 · LRV 38
HGSW 1485 · #A7A8A2 · ΔE 1.77 · LRV 38
HGSW 7066 · #A7A8A2 · ΔE 1.77 · LRV 38
HGSW 1475 · #A5A9A8 · ΔE 2.12 · LRV 39
HGSW 7659 · #A5A9A8 · ΔE 2.12 · LRV 39
HGSW 1505 · #A3A7A0 · ΔE 3.19 · LRV 38

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.17
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DEGR64 · #A8AAA4 · ΔE 2.17 · LRV 40
DEGR46 · #ABA8A1 · ΔE 2.29 · LRV 39
DE6375 · #A9AAAB · ΔE 2.39 · LRV 37
DE6361 · #A1A5A8 · ΔE 3.57 · LRV 35
DEGR19 · #AEA79F · ΔE 3.84 · LRV 39

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.04
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-118 · #ACA9A3 · ΔE 2.04 · LRV 40
JG-15 · #A7A9A3 · ΔE 2.1 · LRV 39
JG-137 · #A3A7A1 · ΔE 2.83 · LRV 38
JG-99 · #B0AAAB · ΔE 4.56 · LRV 41
JG-114 · #AAA497 · ΔE 5.07 · LRV 37

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.47
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 265 · #9EA09D · ΔE 2.47 · LRV 35
NO. 88 · #B1B1AA · ΔE 3.45 · LRV 44
NO. 5 · #B2ADA0 · ΔE 5.17 · LRV 42
NO. 17 · #AFA592 · ΔE 7.62 · LRV 38
NO. 82 · #99B0AB · ΔE 9.76 · LRV 41

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.87
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0533 · #A3A4A4 · ΔE 1.87 · LRV 37
0574 · #A8A79E · ΔE 2.96 · LRV 38
0568 · #A9A39A · ΔE 3.85 · LRV 37
0526 · #9FA4A8 · ΔE 4.24 · LRV 37
H045 · #9FABAD · ΔE 5.64 · LRV 38

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.2
All gray at Hirshfield's →
0574 · #A5A39A · ΔE 3.2 · LRV 38
0561 · #AEA69B · ΔE 4.85 · LRV 39
0421 · #A7A89B · ΔE 4.95 · LRV 40
H0045 · #9EABAD · ΔE 5.99 · LRV 39
0490 · #9CAAAC · ΔE 6.33 · LRV 40

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.75
All gray at Rodda →
R027 · #AEA89F · ΔE 3.75 · LRV 40
CA074 · #AEA59D · ΔE 4.63 · LRV 38
R110 · #B0A5A0 · ΔE 5.44 · LRV 39
R057 · #A6A899 · ΔE 5.92 · LRV 39
R104 · #AAA7AF · ΔE 6.66 · LRV 40

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.55
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-987 · #A8AAA9 · ΔE 1.55 · LRV 40
C2-988 · #A8A9A1 · ΔE 2.74 · LRV 39
C2-797 · #AAA599 · ΔE 4.52 · LRV 38
C2-985 · #A2A3A8 · ΔE 4.56 · LRV 37
C2-957 · #A7A799 · ΔE 5.25 · LRV 38

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-15 · #9CA2A7 · ΔE 5 · LRV 36
PNT100-DP-78 · #99AAA4 · ΔE 7.88 · LRV 38
PNT100-LT-32 · #9C9CA7 · ΔE 8.22 · LRV 34
PNT100-MD-43 · #9AB0AB · ΔE 9.45 · LRV 41
PNT100-LT-38 · #90A6AE · ΔE 9.53 · LRV 36

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.11
All gray at Portola Paints →
ABERDEEN · #B2B4AA · ΔE 5.11 · LRV 45
LA CATEDRAL · #A79D8D · ΔE 7.29 · LRV 34
TWIN PEAKS · #929EA5 · ΔE 7.44 · LRV 33
BOONDOCKS · #B09E85 · ΔE 10.9 · LRV 35
HAVANA · #BFA596 · ΔE 11.44 · LRV 40

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.98
All gray at Annie Sloan →
PALOMA · #BFB5B3 · ΔE 6.98 · LRV 47
DUCK EGG BLUE · #99AB9D · ΔE 9.76 · LRV 38
FRENCH LINEN · #A79D84 · ΔE 9.9 · LRV 34
SVENSKA BLUE · #A4BEB7 · ΔE 11.79 · LRV 48
CHATEAU GREY · #A49C77 · ΔE 13.25 · LRV 33

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.94
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-NU · #A4A89F · ΔE 3.94 · LRV 38
BD-CT · #A89E8A · ΔE 8.33 · LRV 33
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 8.34 · LRV 41
BD-LF · #A4AB95 · ΔE 9.28 · LRV 35
BD-AN · #A89886 · ΔE 9.62 · LRV 33

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.64
All gray at Rust-Oleum →
285143 · #B6B9BE · ΔE 6.64 · LRV 48
285141 · #8E948A · ΔE 8.24 · LRV 29
391446 · #958E86 · ΔE 8.5 · LRV 27
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 9.22 · LRV 38
371675 · #8CA8A9 · ΔE 10.87 · LRV 36

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.56
All gray at Kompozit →
0533 · #9FA1A1 · ΔE 2.56 · LRV 35
0574 · #A5A39A · ΔE 3.2 · LRV 37
0561 · #AEA69B · ΔE 4.85 · LRV 39
0421 · #A7A89B · ΔE 4.95 · LRV 39
0490 · #9CAAAC · ΔE 6.33 · LRV 39

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

The nearest shades to Statue Garden within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PPG1010-4 · LRV 38
50GY 38/042 · LRV 38
PPG0994-4 · LRV 40
30YY 39/041 · LRV 39
70YY 39/057 · LRV 39
PPG1007-4 · LRV 39

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A7A7A4 in HSL space. Pair Statue Garden with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A7A7A4 + #A4A4A7
TRIADIC
#A7A7A4 · #A4A7A7 · #A7A4A7
ANALOGOUS
#A7A6A4 · #A7A7A4 · #A6A7A4

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.41:1 fail
Sample text on black
8.71:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Glidden Statue Garden Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Statue Garden from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Glidden PPG0996-3 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Statue Garden

Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Gray Matters (SW 7066), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.77). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 39 vs 39) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Statue Garden without repainting risk. See the full Gray Matters swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Statue Garden

The closest Behr equivalent of Statue Garden is Silver Gray (6694). At ΔE 0.6 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 39 vs 39). If Behr is your counter, order Silver Gray and you'll get the same color. See the full Silver Gray swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Statue Garden

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Platinum Gray (HC-179), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.82). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 40 vs 39) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Statue Garden without repainting risk. See the full Platinum Gray swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Statue Garden

The closest Valspar equivalent of Statue Garden is Warm Shale (M219). At ΔE 0.88 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 38.5 vs 39). If Valspar is your counter, order Warm Shale and you'll get the same color. See the full Warm Shale swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Statue Garden

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Statue Garden is Statue Garden (PPG0996-3). At ΔE 0.29 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 39 vs 39). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Statue Garden and you'll get the same color. See the full Statue Garden swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Statue Garden

Dutch Boy's nearest match is Ironed Gray (436-4DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.69). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 38 vs 39) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Statue Garden without repainting risk. See the full Ironed Gray swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Statue Garden

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Essex Grey (HGSW 1485), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.77). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 38 vs 39) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Statue Garden without repainting risk. See the full Essex Grey swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Statue Garden

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Statue Garden is Distant Dusk (DEGR46) — very close at ΔE 2.29, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 39 vs 39) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Distant Dusk swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Statue Garden

At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Statue Garden is Weathered Windmill (JG-15) — very close at ΔE 2.1, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 39 vs 39) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Weathered Windmill swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Statue Garden

At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Statue Garden is Manor House Gray (NO. 265) — very close at ΔE 2.47, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 35 vs 39) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Manor House Gray swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Statue Garden

At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Statue Garden is Shark Fin (0574) — very close at ΔE 2.96, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 38 vs 39) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Shark Fin swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Statue Garden

Hirshfield's has no exact twin of Statue Garden. The nearest is Silverado Ranch (0421) at ΔE 4.95 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 40 vs 39). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Silverado Ranch swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Statue Garden

Rodda has no exact twin of Statue Garden. The nearest is Artifact (CA074) at ΔE 4.63 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 38 vs 39). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Artifact swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Statue Garden

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Statue Garden is Pavement (C2-988) — very close at ΔE 2.74, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 39 vs 39) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Pavement swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Statue Garden

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Statue Garden — the nearest deck color, Mellow Mood (PNT100-DP-78), is clearly different (ΔE 7.88). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG0996-3 instead. See the full Mellow Mood swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Statue Garden

Portola Paints doesn't make a true equivalent of Statue Garden — the nearest deck color, La Catedral (LA CATEDRAL), is clearly different (ΔE 7.29). For an exact match, any Portola Paints retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG0996-3 instead. See the full La Catedral swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Statue Garden

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Statue Garden — the nearest deck color, Duck Egg Blue (DUCK EGG BLUE), is clearly different (ΔE 9.76). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG0996-3 instead. See the full Duck Egg Blue swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Statue Garden

Backdrop has no exact twin of Statue Garden. The nearest is Nuevo (BD-NU) at ΔE 3.94 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 38 vs 39). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Nuevo swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Statue Garden

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Statue Garden — the nearest deck color, Tate Green (371674), is clearly different (ΔE 9.22). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG0996-3 instead. See the full Tate Green swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Statue Garden

Kompozit has no exact twin of Statue Garden. The nearest is Silverado Ranch (0421) at ΔE 4.95 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 39 vs 39). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Silverado Ranch swatch →

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